fb - Full Bend
rfb - Release Full Bend
hb - Half Bend
rhb - Release Half Bend
/ - Slide up the neck
\ - Slide down the neck
~~ - Vibrato
h - Hammer-Onn
p - Pull-off
Hello people! Here are some licks that have made SLASH a guitar hero!!!
SLASH has a special way of playing the guitar, since he learned the guitar
all by himself, the solos and rythym playing are made by inspiration.
The solo“s that SLASH does are known as "blood solo“s" because he
plays what he feels, and does not think about scales, pentatonics and
all that stuff. He once kinda said this: "I dont remember what I play
(improvs)
I just play..."
Remember that SLASH does alot of legato in his playing, and he alsow likes
to do
alot of doble-stomps with his ring finger...that takes alot of hand power to
do!
To get started on the licks I would suggest to get some power on your
fretting hand
with the pull-offs and hammer-onns, because SLASH uses them alot, he is
known
of the LEGATO effect...so be sure to warm up, play almost everything in
legatos,
and just play what you feel, thats how SLASH does it.
Make sure you include the full bends, release bends, and the holding bends
wich are
a part of SLASH“s technique.
In the second part we will see: The scales that SLASH uses, the harmonics,
some tapping
that he has made, string skipping, and Ill include some ways that you could
sound like
SLASH, by making "a lį" SLASH solos.
All hammer-onns
Lick #1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7-9-10---fb10---|
|-------------------------------------------6-7-9-------6-7-9-----------------|
|-------------------------6-7-9-------6-7-9-------6-7-9-----------------------|
|-------5-7-9-------5-7-9-------5-7-9-----------------------------------------|
|-5-7-9-------5-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
Lick #2
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----------7------------------------|
|---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---------6-6/7~~~~--|
|-8-----------8-----------8-hb7\4------------|
Lick #3
|-6h7p6---6h7p6-----|
|-------7-------7---|
|------------------*|
|------------------*|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
Lick #4
|-6-7-8-7h8p7p6-10-9h10p9p6-7-8-7h8p7p6-10-9h10p9p6--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Lick #5
|------------------------------|
|-hb14-p12--hb14-p12--14-p12---|
|-hb14-p12--hb14-p12--14-p12--*|
|-----------------------------*|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
Lick #6
|---------------------------------------|
|----5----6----7----6----7-----8----10--|
|--fb7--fb8--fb9--fb8--fb9--fb10--fb12--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Lick #7
X3
|-15-17-18~-----------------------|-15-17-18~-----------fb18~~~~---|
|-----------15-17-18~-------------|-----------15-17-18-------------|
|---------------------fb15rb-12--*|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------*|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
When SLASH does some fast stuff, he likes to do alot of pull-offs and
hammer-onns with slides too, so its a fast slippery lick. You can hear
this type of lick in the song "Back of Bitch"
Lick #8
|-------------------9h10h12p10p9--|---------------7h9h109p7------------|
|-9h10p9----9h10h12---------------|-12p10p9\7h9h10-----------10p9p7-7--|
|--------11-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|-7p5h7h9p7p5\4h6--5h7p5-4h5p7----|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7p0h7--5--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------6-5-4~~~~----------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
All Hammer-Onns
SLASH uses this lick on the "Double Talkin“Jive" live from Tokyo, Japan.
Lick #8
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--------------4-5-6-------------4-5-6--|
|--------4-5-6-------------4-5-6--------|
|--4-5-6-------------4-5-6--------------|
|---------------------------------------|
SLASH does these licks alot of times!!! these are a special trademark of
his.
Played really fast...
Lick #9
|------12h15p15-----12h15p12-------12h15p12--------|
|-hb15---------fb15----------hb15-----------fb15---|
|-------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Lick #10
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------5-----5-----5h7p5---5-----5h6p5--*|
|--6h7---6h7---6h7-------7---6h7--------*|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
SLASH sometimes use scales for a rock/blues effect and you can see this
in "Civil War" live from Tokyo-Japan.
Lick #11
|-------------5h7h8p7p5-----------5h7hfb8~~~~-|
|-------5h7h8-----------8p7p5h7h8-------------|
|-5h7h8---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Lick #12
|-14h17p14----14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------17----fb17rb15----17----15-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------16----16----16-15-14-----13---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------16----fb14rb-12h14p12h14---------hb12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-x------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick #13
|------10------------------------------------------------------------|
|-fb13----13p10------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------fb12rb-10----12-hb10-10------------------------------|
|-------------------------12------------12-10------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------12-11-10-fb10rb-8------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------fb8--|
Lick #14
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------fb4p2-----------|
|-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0--2--|
|--------------------------------------------------0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Lick #15
|-----5-8----------------------------------------------------------|
|-fb8-----fb8rb-5-8-----5-8----------------------------------------|
|-------------------fb7-----fb7rb-5---7-5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7-----7-5----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7-6-5-3-fb5rb--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------5~~~~--|
Lick 16
|-------------------------------------------------------------15----------------------------------|
|-----15-----15-----15------------------------------------fb15---------------------13-13----------|
|-fb14---fb14---fb14---fb14rb-p12-----------12-12~~--------------fb14rb-12----12h14------14-12~~--|
|---------------------------------14-12h114---------14-12------------------14---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick #17
|-3-----3-----3-----3-------|
|---6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3---|
|-------------------------*-|
|-------------------------*-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Lick #18
|-----6-5h6p5-----------------------------------------|
|-6/8---------8p6-8-5h6h8-6p5---------3-----3---------|
|-----------------------------7p5-fb5---fb5---fb5rb5--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Lick #19
|-----------------8--------8-~~~--|
|-----6-8-fb8rb-6---fb8hold--~~~--|
|-//7-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Lick #20
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5~~-----8---------8---------------------|
|----------------5~~-7-5---fb7hold--rb-5-----------------|
|------5-7-hb7rb-------------------------7-5-------------|
|--//7---------------------------------------\5-hb3------|
|---------------------------------------------------5~~--|
Enjoy! and get ready for the second part of this amazing style!
If you have any questions or comments you can contact me at:
eat_sleep_drink_dream@yahoo.com
If you would like some tips on how to play a specific lick, email me!

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